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NASB | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED INSEPARABLY TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? [Gen 1:27; 2:24; Mark 10:7] |
Subject: Is marrying for citizenship real? |
Bible Note: What literally took place was this: He confessed he was not a believer, I determined I could not marry a nonbeliever, he agreed that we should not get married, I begged him to reconsider the truth of the gospel as truth and even offered a possibility of working towards restoration with the help of a christian counselor, but after one visit, his decision was basically: "religion was not for him", we went our separate ways and he immediately became involved with another woman as soon as he knew I was not going through with the "genuine" wedding plans. I remained single for years after the break up and after the legal divorce and about a year after our separation he filed for divorce because he received his citizenship (the citizenship process is a lengthy one). I believe the only justifiable reason for divorce, according to the bible, is adultery and desertion. It would follow that under those 2 reasons a divorced person would then be free to remarry. That is, without those 2 reasons, divorce would be a violation to God's law and remarriage considered adultery. Now with that in mind, if my "legal" marriage to this man was actually sanctioned by God, does that mean my "legal" divorce to this man justifiable or permissible by God, since he technically committed "adultery" unbeknownst to either one of us? Am I then to conclude that in God's eyes, he did commit adultery even though neither one of us understood it as such? In other words, even though I didn't feel betrayed, did he indeed betray me since our legal marriage was a binding one in God's sight? So is it safe to conclude that since our legal marriage was a biblically genuine one, would it follow that our legal divorce was a biblically justifiable one as well irregardless of our perceptions of both? What is my standing with God now? Am I free to remarry in good conscience? I hope I have made my spaghetti explanation solid and sound. I apologize to those who have been following my thread for my initial dishonesty by not stating that it was I who I was referring to. Please pray that God reveals His truth to me regarding this matter. My earnest desire is to live rightly before him. humbly yours, monica |